The Krafty Librarian

The Krafty Librarian

Krafty asks, "What is a Librarian's Responsibility?" and it's an interesting enough post for the both of us today.

Back in the public library day, we had a smiliar conversation over whether or not to buy a book about pig hormone injections for autism. It had been mentioned several times by national media and we had a number of requests for it, but it really made me nervous. We bought it, and a bucketload of quality autism books as well. The questionable book circed a few times and then fell apart, so we withdrew it with no fanfare and no subsequent patron requests, and the quality books lived on. Seemed like a good way to meet stated patron needs while making sure good information ended up on the shelf.